Manisha Rupita: Pakistan's first Hindu DSP who represents 'every girl who dreams...

 Manisha Rupita:

Pakistan's first Hindu DSP who represents 'every girl who dreams...

Manisha Rupita: Pakistan's first Hindu DSP

Manisha Rupita is the first Hindu woman from Pakistan to have been given the charge of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and is currently undergoing training in the Lyari area of ​​Karachi.

He belongs to Jacobabad, a small and backward district of Sindh, where he received his primary and secondary education.

She says that 'the tendency of girls to read and write is very less in Jacobabad and if a girl is interested in pursuing education then only MBBS i.e. doctorate is the field which is considered suitable for her.

Manisha's father was a businessman in Jacobabad, a small and backward town in Sindh. She was only thirteen years old when her father died. Her mother raised her five children single-handedly and shifted to Karachi many years ago for their education and better future.

His three sisters are also MBBS doctors while his only and younger brother is studying medical management.Manisha lagged behind the MBBS entrance exam by 'one mark', so she took the degree of Doctor of Physical Therapy and unbeknownst to anyone, she continued to prepare for the Sindh Public Service Commissioner's exam, passing the exam and getting sixteenth out of four did. One hundred and thirty eight candidates.

This is to dispel the notion that girls from good families do not go to the police station.

In Pakistan, police stations and courts are still considered unsuitable places for women to go. This is the reason that most of the women come here along with the men of the house when needed.

So why did Manisha take the unusual step of choosing a police department?She replies that 'I have always been very attracted, inspired by the police because I think it is a very empowering position for women. My main motivation is that we 'feminize the police'.

Manisha enthusiastically said that she wants to dispel the notion that 'girls from good homes don't go to the police station'.

We also have a difference between the occupations of men and women, which profession is suitable for which gender. I believe that in a society where women are the most atrocities, your protector should also be women.He said that we are in great need of 'Protector Woman'. Under this thinking and motive, I always wanted to join the police.

They used to say that a girl cannot become a police officer.

The entire nation, including the Hindu community, applauded Manisha for becoming the DSP and praised her courage, but Manisha says that some of her close relatives feel that she might not be able to sustain the profession for long. Will change my area soon.

Manisha considers this thinking a reflection of the 'stuck thinking' of the patriarchal society.

"It is not their perception of me, but our social stereotype that a girl cannot become a police officer, especially from our community." So it's their own fear.

She said optimistically, "I see that in a year or two, these people themselves will withdraw their statements and maybe their own daughter will come to the police."

'Women officers are better for police image'

Before taking up the regular charge as DSP, Manisha is taking training in Lyari, Karachi's most remote area.

She is undergoing training under the supervision of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Amir Atif. According to him, the police is perceived as an "anti-humanitarian force" and the arrival of more police officers like Manisha will help to "set aside" this perception.